The Greening of Southie

(USA, 2008, 73 mins)

digital video

Wisconsin Premiere

editor: Ian Cheney
music: Force Theory
producer: Curt Ellis
animation: Claire Cheney

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• www.greeningofsouthie.com

Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, who knocked one out of the park with King Corn (WFF07) are back with The Greening of Southie, the story of a LEED-certified, environmentally sensitive condominium built in South Boston. Just as they did in their earlier film, they succeed at explaining the techie stuff behind what it means to be a Green building: essentially a points system where certain components — getting materials from nearby sources; using recycled parts; minimizing waste — all get scored. But the real center of this film are the construction worker on the site, all proud Union members who scratch their heads at this fancy-pants system. The cabinetry made of pressed wheat stalks absorbs too much moisture and swells. They have to replant the succulents on the roof. The two-button toilets? One for rinse and one for, well, it’s all rather comic. The Macallen Building was filmed over a two-year period, and there’s plenty of really quite exquisite time-lapse photography.

Sponsored By:

Tales from Planet Earth, a program of the Nelson Institute Center for Culture, History, and Environment

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